If Bennet, a Democrat, serves his full six-year term he will become Colorado’s longest-serving U.S. senator in the century since state legislatures stopped selecting senators
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When the candidates running in Colorado’s major 2022 races will be debating
When Colorado’s Senate, Secretary of State, Governor and more candidates will be debating ahead of the 2022 election.
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Littwin: Joe O’Dea’s signature on 2020 petition to limit abortions further clouds his position
Not only did O’Dea, a relative moderate on abortion by GOP standards, sign the Prop 115 petition, his name was at the top of the page.
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Jim Morrissey: Will Lindsey Graham’s abortion bill faze Joe O’Dea?
U.S. Senate candidate O’Dea has tried to stake out a middle ground on abortion, but Graham’s signal of a federal ban sends another message.
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Littwin: Joe O’Dea’s compromise plan on abortion just got a reality check from Lindsey Graham
Republicans worry they might lose the Senate, or even the House, in post-Roe America. And then along comes Lindsey Graham to preview his plan.
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Big-money groups remain on the sidelines as national eyes turn toward Colorado’s U.S. Senate race
Spending by groups like the NRSC and DSCC is typically a telltale sign that a race is competitive. So far, neither has invested much in the contest between Michael Bennet and Joe O’Dea.
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Littwin: Hickenlooper never gave up on Manchin. Could that really be why Manchin never gave up on the climate bill?
In the biggest congressional news of late and very possibly the most important since Joe Biden took office, Sen. Joe Manchin has changed his position — yes, one more time — on Biden’s much-reduced, yet-still-all-important climate-change package. In a city where secrets are rarely held for long, Manchin’s announcement of yet another change of heart […]
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6 big areas where the two Republicans running for U.S. Senate in Colorado disagree
State Rep. Ron Hanks and Joe O’Dea, a first-time candidate who owns a Denver construction company, are the two Republicans running in the June 28 primary for a chance to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet in November. The candidates have very different opinions on some key issues, including abortion, climate change and what Republicans’ […]
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Littwin: The U.S. Senate says it’s looking for ways to address gun violence. Anyone wanna bet?
It seems like a dream. In response, at least in part, to the gut-wrenching murder of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, legislation has been proposed — and is actually expected to pass — that would place severe limitations on the guns most likely to be used in mass murders and also those most […]
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Permanent daylight saving time is a dumb idea, a CU sleep expert says
On the darkest morning of winter, the sun rises across Colorado — depending on where you are — sometime between about 7:05 a.m. and 7:40 a.m. You roll out of bed, get dressed, make coffee or eat some breakfast. If you are like the average person in Denver, the sun is probably rising along with […]